"Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Guide to Adding Animals to Your Hideout"

After unlocking the Hideout in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*, players have the exciting opportunity to personalize their space, including the addition of pets and other animals to enhance their companionship. Here’s a detailed guide on how to add animals to your Hideout in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*.

How to Unlock Animals in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Unlocking new animal companions in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows* is a delightful part of the game. Each time Naoe or Yasuke interacts with a new breed of cat or dog, you’ll unlock that specific animal for your Hideout. From strays to pedigrees, you can bring a variety of dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens into your League’s fold. For instance, the stray dog you save in the pre-order DLC quest "Thrown to the Dogs" can also join your Hideout family.

Yasuke has a unique way to unlock smaller critters. By painting animals like rabbits, fox kits, tanukis, and monkeys you encounter in the wild, you can document them and subsequently add them to your Hideout. This adds an artistic flair to your animal collection efforts.

For those interested in farm life, various vendors across Japan offer the chance to purchase farm animals such as oxen and goats, for a certain amount of mon. This allows you to diversify your Hideout with larger animals.

How to Add Animals to the Hideout in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Hideout build menu in Assassin's Creed Shadows

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To add animals to your Hideout, navigate to the Hiroma and interact with the bench to access the customization menu. Once in build mode, you'll find a wolf icon on the far right of the screen. Selecting this icon will display all the animal types you have unlocked, categorized into dogs, cats, and "other."

Choose the animal you wish to add to your Hideout. You’ll then be taken to an overhead view of your space, where you can select an open grid on the map to place your new companion. Keep in mind that animals will roam freely once you exit build mode, so they might not always be found in the exact spot you placed them.

You have the flexibility to add multiple instances of the same animal to your Hideout, including the special pup from "Thrown to the Dogs." However, the game does impose a limit on the total number of animals you can have. You can always remove or replace animals at any time by entering build mode, erasing the current ones, and adding new ones.

That’s the complete guide on how to add animals to your Hideout in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*. Enjoy personalizing your space with your furry and feathered friends!

*Assassin’s Creed Shadows* is now available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.